Chhattisgarh govt cuts acreage of paddy to zero for coming rabi season

The state wants to encourage farmers for crop diversification and go for wheat, gram, and peas in this season

In yet another move to discourage paddy and encourage farmers for crop diversification, the Chhattisgarh government has reduced the acreage of summer paddy to zero for the coming rabi season 2022-23. The state has, however, set a target to take rabi crops in 1.92 million hectares of land. 
 

“The target of summer paddy area has been reduced to zero in the crop-sowing programme set by the agriculture department for the rabi season this year,” a state government spokesperson said. The decision is seen as yet another attempt of the state government to prevent the farmers from taking paddy in Chhattisgarh